Quinn Priester went seven innings for his franchise-record 11th consecutive decision, Jake Bauers drove in a pair of runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Friday night.

Priester (12-2) gave up two runs and six hits while striking out six and walking one to break the mark set by Chris Bosio and Cal Eldred, who won 10 consecutive decisions in 1992.

Priester, who has not lost since May 13, was acquired from Boston in a trade on April 7. He was the Pirates' first-round pick in the 2019 amateur draft.

The Brewers, who began a six-game road trip, maintained their 5 1/2-game lead in the NL Central over the Chicago Cubs, who beat Washington 11-5 on Friday. Milwaukee had lost three of its previous four games.

Bauers' two-run single off Carmen Mlodzinski (3-8) put th

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